The airport is located approximately 12 miles southeast of downtown Seattle near the south end of Lake Washington. US Customs service is available for both floatplane and wheeled aircraft arriving by water or by land.[4]

Renton Airport is adjacent to the Boeing Renton Factory that manufacturers 737s and formerly 757s, and is the initial point of departure for airplanes produced in that facility.[5]

Renton Municipal Airport covers an area of 170 acres (69 ha) at an elevation of 32 feet (9.8 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt and concrete surface measuring 5,382 by 200 feet (1,640 m × 61 m).[1] The runway was resurfaced and realigned in August 2009; prior to this time, it was designated 15/33.[6]